Rudolf vs Ørnulf
Rudolf and Ørnulfcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 1973, Rudolf was ranked #521 and Ørnulf #431 among boys in Norway.
Rudolf and Ørnulf over time
Rudolf and Ørnulf appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Ørnulf held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rudolf in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Rudolf reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ørnulf in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Rudolf and Ørnulf changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 1973, ending at #521 and #431.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Norway · Boys, Rudolf and Ørnulf averaged 56.5 places apart, ending at #521 and #431.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Rudolf #220 in 1945, Ørnulf #216 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1945–1973
Rudolf held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Ørnulf in 14.
Highest recorded here: Rudolf #220 in 1945, Ørnulf #216 in 1947.
The order changed in 1969: Ørnulf moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #443 and #449; by 1969 that had become #432 and #367.
Most recent shared year, 1973: Rudolf #521, Ørnulf #431.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Rudolf | Ørnulf |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4275 (2025) | Norway · Boys #589 (1975) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rudolf has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ørnulf.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Rudolf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #220 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1977
Highest recorded position: #220 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1977).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4275 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Ørnulf
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #222 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1975
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–1975).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1975
Most recently recorded at #589 among boys in Norway, in 1975.
Norway · Boys